JSCC Subject Directory: Agriculture

General Agriculture Resources

USDA: United States Department of Agriculture home page
National Agricultural Library
State Cooperative Extension Agency Publications: Links to online publications by state cooperative agents. Many focus on agricultural topics - in crop science, livestock studies, and horticulture.
Agriculture Network information Server: AgNIC is a distributed network that provides access to agriculture-related information, subject area experts, and other resources.
Farm Journal Today: Excerpts from several agricultural magazines
American Farm Bureau - Voice of Agriculture: Farm facts; news; story of the day; educational materials; information on the Farm Bureau at the national, state, and county levels
AgriGator: Links to agriculture sites maintained by the University of Florida agriculture department
Communicating for Agriculture: Legislative information; rural youth programs; links
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center: Bibliographies; publications; patents
Agriculture Online: Magazine with weather, markets, news, machinery, and discussion
Texas Greenhouse Management Handbook

Links to All States' Extension Services: Most state cooperative extension agencies produce publications which give the public access to research and consumer information. Topics of these publications range from Agriculture to Food & Nutrition to Finances.Most of these publications have been available in the past through county agents. Now, however, most states are beginning to put this information out on the world wide web for the public to access: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Delaware Florida Georgia Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

USDA Economics & Statistics System: Nearly 300 reports and datasets from the economic agencies of the USDA
AgEcon Search: Searchable database of full-text reports of scholarly research in the field of agricultural economics

Especially for Agronomists: Links to web sites; articles, organizations, companies and government information
Agronomic Links Across the Globe: Links to information about soil, agriculture and the environment
StratSoy Resources: Links to market information, nutrition, production economics, news, organizations, and weather
The Maize Page: Maps of corn resources; corn refining process; maize growth and development; more
American Crop Protection Association: Crop protection issues; education materials; publications; scientific information
Wright's PestLaw: A practicing attorney's guide to pesticide-related legal and regulatory resources

National Association of Animal Breeders: Information about the organization; Links of interest; Semen Sales; Educational information
Comparative and Quantitative Research on Various Breeds and Species of Livestock: Publications such as "Breed Comparisons in the Germplasm Evaluation Program" and "Growth Performance for Four Breeds of Swine"
Effective Use of Artificial Insemination in Beef Cattle: Article discussing such issues as record keeping, facilities, nutrition, herd health program, heat detection, and AI technicians
Swine Testing and Genetic Evaluation System: Home page for STAGES - a genetic evaluation program used by U.S. swine breed associations. Lots of information about results of evaluations of 2 breeds

Livestock Virtual Library: Oklahoma State University's database of information about cattle, sheep, swine, horses, etc., including links to information about specific breeds, nutritional requirements, and more
Swine: Breeds of pigs; care and feeding
Goats: Statistics; diseases; links to web sites; care of goats; breeding
Livestock Weekly: Weekly publication with syndicated columns and this week's headlines
Zootecnica: Poultry science journal; worldwide news, with a U.S. focus; Market trends

SierraHome's Plant Encyclopedia: Type in the name of a plant, and get information about it
My Garden: Extensive set of links to web information related to the topic of gardening